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Coping With the Time Change

Mar 13, 2010 1:45am

The annual change from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time brings welcome sunlight into the early evening hours, however it can take a few days to get used to the disruption of your sleeping patterns. There are a few things you can with do with your diet do to...

Got Any Great Apps for Kids' Fitness?

Mar 11, 2010 4:54am

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the First Lady Michelle Obama have announced a cool new Apps for Healthy Kids competition as part of the Let's Move! initiative. So if you're a software developer, a game designer, or you've got the technical knowledge to make up your own apps, why...

Salmonella In Processed Food Flavor Enhancer

Mar 9, 2010 10:26pm

Thousands of processed food products have been recalled due to salmonella contamination of a flavor enhancer called hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP. This flavor enhancer is found in a wide variety of processed foods including soups, stews, hot dogs, snack chips and dressings. Although no one has become...

Cooking Healthy Foods on the Grill

Mar 8, 2010 11:56am

What comes to mind when you think about that old grill out in the backyard? Images of your dad wielding a huge spatula, flipping burgers and sliding hot dogs around the grill? Maybe steaks or barbecue ribs on occasional family reunions or summer holidays? I used to think of...

Make Meals Healthy and Easy

Mar 5, 2010 5:35am

Some days you come home from work and the last thing you want to do is cook a meal. So, do you go to the fast food restaurant and grab something to take home, or maybe order a pizza? That's OK now and then, but most of your...

Is It Time To Rethink Kids and Snacking?

Mar 2, 2010 10:41pm

A recent study from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill finds that children are eating more than one-quarter of their calories by snacking. Of course, kids have been eating snacks for a very long time, but now it looks like kids might be getting on average about 168...

March is Nutrition Month

Mar 2, 2010 2:35am

The American Dietetic Association urges everyone to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.The American Dietetic Association created Nutrition Month in 1973 to promote healthy eating for everyone. Use this month to learn more about nutrition and eating...

Got Milk? Do You Need Milk?

Feb 26, 2010 1:09am

The National Institutes of Health released a statement telling us that people who are lactose intolerant may still be able to drink milk. Lactose intolerance is a condition where the body doesn't make enough lactase, an enzyme that digests lactose (milk sugar). People who have lactose intolerance can...

How To Follow a Low-Calorie Diet

Feb 24, 2010 1:05am

Following a low-calorie diet may help you improve your health, lose weight and some experts hope following a low calorie diet will help to you live longer. But following a low-calorie diet takes dedication and some thought - there's not much room for foods with poor nutritional value - every...

Pediatricians Call For Choking Hazard Warnings on Food Labels

Feb 22, 2010 2:56am

Toddlers live in an amazing world of discovery and learning - including how to eat new foods. Things like grapes and nuts can easily become lodged in a small child's throat and cause him or her to choke. Hopefully every parent knows not to serve certain foods to...